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Password manager
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<p>A password manager is a software program to prevent <a href="/facts/Password_fatigue/xNAhHEUT">password fatigue</a> by <a href="/facts/Random_password_generator/BjUdFp8Q">automatically generating</a>, <a href="/facts/Autofill/LKHU8xtC">autofilling</a> and storing <a href="/facts/Password/WEoul230">passwords</a>. It can do this for <a href="/facts/Application_software/YQuj7Kog">local applications</a> or <a href="/facts/Web_application/BLkF3BIN">web applications</a> such as <a href="/facts/Online_shopping/KaWoKPBI">online shops</a> or <a href="/facts/Social_media/kUIkfpIA">social media</a>. <a href="/facts/Web_browser/2pfyymLs">Web browsers</a> tend to have a built-in password manager. Password managers typically require a user to create and remember a single password to unlock to access the stored passwords. Password managers can integrate <a href="/facts/Multi-factor_authentication/186gpx8R">multi-factor authentication</a>. </p>